1998–99 QMJHL season

Canadian junior ice hockey season March 2026 The 1998–99 QMJHL season was the 30th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The league continued its trend of teams relocating into the Atlantic Canada market, when Laval moved to Bathurst, New Brunswick. Fifteen teams played seventy games each in the schedule. The Quebec Remparts repeated as first overall in the regular season winning their second consecutive Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Acadie-Bathurst Titan won the President's Cup, defeating the Hull Olympiques in the finals. Team changes Laval Titan Collège Français relocated to Bathurst, New Brunswick, becoming the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, and switched to the Dilio Division. The Sherbrooke Faucons are renamed the Sherbrooke Castors, reviving a historic franchise name. Final standings Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against Dilio Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Quebec Remparts 70 51 13 6108 316 207 Halifax Mooseheads 70 46 20 4 96 298 206 Acadie–Bathurst Titan 70 42 25 3 87 315 255 Moncton Wildcats 70 38 25 7 81 257 235 Rimouski Océanic 70 30 32 8 68 270 263 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 70 22 44 4 48 226 272 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 70 18 44 8 44 208 297 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 70 20 48 2 42 200 344 Lebel Division GP W L T Pts GF GA Shawinigan Cataractes 70 44 22 4 92 275 212 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 70 36 2311 83 314 261 Victoriaville Tigres 70 34 30 6 74 275 253 Sherbrooke Castors 70 31 34 5 67 268 272 Val-d'Or Foreurs 70 30 35 5 65 312 319 Hull Olympiques 70 23 38 9 55 276 298 Drummondville Voltigeurs 70 18 48 4 40 233 349 complete list of standings. Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Mike Ribeiro Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6967100167 137 James Desmarais Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 666273135127 Jérôme Tremblay Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 693894132 36 Brad Richards Rimouski Océanic 593992131 55 Ladislav Nagy Halifax Mooseheads 637155126148 Simon Gagné Quebec Remparts 61507012042 Benoît Dusablon Val-d'Or Foreurs 67427411663 Patrick Grandmaître Victoriaville Tigres 703778115139 Mathieu Benoît Chicoutimi / Acadie-Bathurst 686247109 34 Eric Chouinard Quebec Remparts 62505910956 complete scoring statistics Playoffs Mathieu Benoît was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 41 points (20 goals, 21 assists). Division Quarterfinals Division Semifinals Division Finals President's Cup Final Dillo Division Lebel Division D4 Moncton 0 D5 Rimouski 4 D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4 D6 Cape Breton 1 L3 Victoriaville 2 L6 Hull 4 L4 Sherbrooke 4 L5 Val-d'Or 2 D1 Quebec 4 D4 Rimouski 3 D2 Halifax 1 D3 Acadie Bathurst 4 L2 Rouyn-Noranda 4 L4 Sherbrooke 3 L1 Shawinigan 2 L6 Hull 4 D1 Quebec 2 D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4 L2 Rouyn-Noranda 0 L6 Hull 4 D3 Acadie-Bathurst 4 L6 Hull 3 All-star teams First team Goaltender – Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes Left defence – Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques Right defence – Jonathan Girard, Acadie-Bathurst Titan Left winger – Jérôme Tremblay, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Centreman – Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Right winger – James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Coach – Guy Chouinard, Quebec Remparts Second team Goaltender – Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts Left defence – Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts Right defence – Dmitri Tolkunov, Quebec Remparts Left winger – David Thibeault, Victoriaville Tigres Centreman – Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts Right winger – Mathieu Benoît, Chicoutimi Saguenéens / Acadie-Bathurst Titan Coach – Denis Francoeur, Shawinigan Cataractes Rookie team Goaltender – Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads Left defence – Andrew Carver, Hull Olympiques Right defence – Dimitri Kalinin, Moncton Wildcats Left winger – Juraj Kolnik, Quebec Remparts / Rimouski Océanic Centreman – Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads Right winger – Guillaume Lamoureux, Val-d'Or Foreurs Coach – Bruce Campbell, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars. Trophies and awards Team President's Cup – Playoff Champions, Acadie-Bathurst Titan Jean Rougeau Trophy – Regular Season Champions, Quebec Remparts Robert Lebel Trophy – Team with best GAA, Halifax Mooseheads Player Michel Brière Memorial Trophy – Most Valuable Player, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes Jean Béliveau Trophy – Top Scorer, Mike Ribeiro, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Guy Lafleur Trophy – Playoff MVP, Mathieu Benoît, Acadie-Bathurst Titan Telus Cup – Offensive – Offensive Player of the Year, James Desmarais, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Telus Cup – Defensive – Defensive Player of the Year, Mathieu Chouinard, Shawinigan Cataractes AutoPro Plaque – Best plus/minus total, Simon Tremblay, Quebec Remparts Philips Plaque – Best faceoff percentage, Éric Demers, Moncton Wildcats Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy – Best GAA, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts Emile Bouchard Trophy – Defenceman of the Year, Jiri Fischer, Hull Olympiques Mike Bossy Trophy – Best Pro Prospect, Maxime Ouellet, Quebec Remparts RDS Cup – Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads Michel Bergeron Trophy – Offensive Rookie of the Year, Ladislav Nagy, Halifax Mooseheads Raymond Lagacé Trophy – Defensive Rookie of the Year, Alexei Volkov, Halifax Mooseheads Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy – Most sportsmanlike player, Eric Chouinard, Quebec Remparts QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year – Humanitarian of the Year, Philippe Sauvé, Rimouski Océanic Marcel Robert Trophy – Best Scholastic Player, Christian Robichaud, Victoriaville Tigres Paul Dumont Trophy – Personality of the Year, Simon Gagné, Quebec Remparts Executive Ron Lapointe Trophy – Coach of the Year, Guy Chouinard, Quebec Remparts John Horman Trophy – Executive of the Year, Charles Henry, Hull Olympiques St-Clair Group Plaque – Marketing Director of the Year, Matt McKnight, Halifax Mooseheads See also 1999 Memorial Cup 1999 NHL entry draft 1998–99 OHL season 1998–99 WHL season References Official QMJHL Website www.hockeydb.com/ 1997–98 QMJHL season 1999–2000 QMJHL season QMJHL seasons Category:Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League seasons QMJHL